Denison Montessori School

Set in DENVER, Colorado, Denison Montessori School is a moderately sized primary school, one of the schools within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. It caters to 364 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 198 schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C (90,471 students total), Denison Montessori School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Denison Montessori School logs that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 30% White, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Denison Montessori School reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Denison Montessori School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.8%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Denver County) reports that median household earnings sit near $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which Denison Montessori School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Summit Academy, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Denison Montessori School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 17.5%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 402 students in 2018 compared to 364 in 2025.

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